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UN Rights Chief Concerned Over ‘Disproportionate’ Killings of African-Americans by US Police

Protestors gather in New York City to demonstrate against the police shooting of Michael Brown (August 2014). Photo: Loey Felipe
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–25 November 2014 – The decision by a Grand Jury in Missouri to absolve a police officer for the fatal shooting of an African-American teenager has spotlighted broader concerns about institutionalized discrimination across the United States, the top United Nations human rights official said today.

“I am deeply concerned at the disproportionate number of young…

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